25 Aug 2022
Environment Agency CEO calls for “complete gear change” in how water companies and water users think about how they use water. The National Drought Group (NDG), made up of senior decision-makers from the Environment Agency, government, water companies and key representative groups met again (23 August) under the chairmanship of Sir James Bevan, […]
21 Jul 2022
Jamie Hannaford, Principal Hydrologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, looks at the current water resources situation and how it may evolve in the coming months using Hydrological Summary, Hydrological Outlook and interactive water situation monitoring tools. Given the current low river flows, soil moisture and groundwater levels and reservoir levels, there is […]
21 Jul 2022
The recent heatwave has put huge pressure on water resources and water companies. The BBC reported that water providers across the west are urging customers to use water responsibly “for the benefit of everyone”. They warned that an “extraordinary” demand due to the hot weather could see a drop in water pressure and potentially affect […]
01 Jun 2022
From Waterbriefing On 17 January 2022 regional water resources groups, made up of water companies and other water users and stakeholders, launched 5 emerging regional water resources plans for consultation. Introducing the review, the Agency said: “We are now at a pivotal point of opportunity for water resources management. In March 2020, the Environment Agency […]
11 May 2022
On behalf of the CaBA Water Resources Working Group, The Environment Agency and The Rivers Trust (with support from the EU Interreg project ‘Water for Tomorrow’) have established a fund for communication and engagement projects that facilitate a greater understanding of surface and/or groundwater water resource challenges and support the development and implementation of sustainable […]
25 Jan 2022
Ofwat has published a summary document setting out the key themes which have emerged from the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) assessment of submissions for strategic regional water resource solutions at standard gate one. The assessment process is overseen by RAPID, with input from the partner regulators – Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the […]
19 Jan 2022
From waterbriefing Five regional water resource groups have published their Emerging Regional Water Resource Plans, setting out how they propose to address a predicted water deficit for England of 3,435 million litres per day (Ml/d) megalitres by 2050. The estimate is set out in the national framework for water resources paper Understanding England’s future water needs […]
07 Sep 2021
Environmental NGOs including Waterwise, the RSPB, Angling Trust, Wildlife Trusts and Rivers Trusts have, as part of the Blueprint for Water coalition, just published their top 10 asks for the five new regional water resources plans. Linked to the publication Blueprint also published this blog and has organised a series of free water resources webinars aimed at […]
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